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Adoption Stories

Whether your pet’s adoption was a decade ago, or last week, or anytime in between, we’d love to hear an update from you! It makes our day to hear stories of our alums thriving in their homes.

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Happily ever after at home

The staff, volunteers and fosters here at AWS know that each animal’s stay with us is just a small chapter in their life’s journey. While our time together is brief, the pets we care for leave lasting memories. We relish the chance to read the stories showcasing our alumni in the next chapters of their lives. Thank you for sharing your pet’s happily ever story after with us. It means the world to us to know our former residents thriving together with their new families.

These adoption stories and photos warm our hearts and our souls.
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Check out these adopted pets who are happy at home and thriving together with their families.

  • Garfield now O’Malley

    Garfield now O’Malley

    I adopted O’Malley (well I think that’s what his name is going to be) aka Garfield two weeks ago. He’s doing quite well! He’s still very shy but is learning […]

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  • Moxie now Tiny

    Moxie now Tiny

    We adopted Tiny in October of 2020, and he has brought so much light into our lives. At first he was shy, and took a couple weeks to warm up […]

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  • Sadie

    Sadie

    Sadie is doing amazing. She lives on a cow farm in northern Maine with her two best dog friends, Bandit and Hunter. She went to daycare for the first time […]

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  • Dharma now Lola

    Dharma now Lola

    Lola came into my life strolling through our hotel lobby in a crate on a luggage cart. I worked at the front desk at the time and I immediately fell […]

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  • Milo and Louie

    Milo and Louie

    We adopted Milo and Louie back in February 2023. We love ours boys so much. I’m so grateful they came into our lives. They settled into their new home like […]

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  • Ian

    Ian

    When I first saw Ian, he had such a funny, chill guy look on his face. I knew he was the one for me and my son. Ian was super […]

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If you’re having trouble with the form, please email us your story. Don’t forget to attach a photo so we can see you and your pet thriving together!

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